Alma vs Perrinton

A side-by-side comparison of Alma and Perrinton: population, income, housing, and more.

Alma and Perrinton are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Alma has the higher population (9,421 vs 467 in Perrinton). Perrinton has the higher median household income ($52,868 vs $50,506 in Alma). Alma has the higher median home value ($108,100 vs $99,400 in Perrinton).

Population, income & housing

	Alma	Perrinton
Population	9,421	467
Median age	32.5 yrs	32.9 yrs
Median household income	$50,506	$52,868
Median home value	$108,100	$99,400
Median gross rent	$791	$1,000
Housing units	3,838	181
Homeownership rate	64.1%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.5%	8.6%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	9.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alma	Perrinton
Population	8,976 → 9,421 (+5.0%)	526 → 467 (-11.2%)
Median household income	$36,408 → $50,506 (+38.7%)	$43,889 → $52,868 (+20.5%)
Median home value	$84,600 → $108,100 (+27.8%)	$73,800 → $99,400 (+34.7%)
Median gross rent	$655 → $791 (+20.8%)	$790 → $1,000 (+26.6%)

Alma

Population

8,9769,421

Median household income

$36,408$50,506

Median home value

$84,600$108,100

Median gross rent

$655$791

Perrinton

Population

526467

Median household income

$43,889$52,868

Median home value

$73,800$99,400

Median gross rent

$790$1,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alma	Perrinton
Under 5	5.6%	13.1%
5 to 17	13.5%	14.8%
18 to 24	20.5%	10.1%
25 to 34	12.8%	13.9%
35 to 44	10.5%	12.2%
45 to 54	9.3%	8.4%
55 to 64	10.5%	7.7%
65 to 74	9.7%	12.2%
75 and over	7.7%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alma	Perrinton
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	90.6%
Black or African American	2.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	12.8%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alma	Perrinton
No high school diploma	6.1%	7.2%
High school graduate	34.3%	50.3%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alma	Perrinton
Drove alone	75.1%	75.9%
Carpooled	2.8%	15.4%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.2%	4.3%
Bicycle	1.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.7%	1.2%
Other means	0.8%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alma	Perrinton
1-unit, detached	67.7%	77.9%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	3.9%
20 or more units	7.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	18.2%

Poverty & households

	Alma	Perrinton
Poverty rate	21.9%	14.3%
Average household size	2.25	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	23	31
Median year structure built	1962	1956